I accidentally had a nap earlier, and now I’ve been up for awhile drinking tea and sciencing my new lighting setup I acquired from The Amazing Zon. This week has been like electronic Christmas for me; between my new Monitor, Roku, Keyboard, the greenscreen lights, and the the sakura swag I think I’m going to have a fun weekend. 😀
Decompression Thread
My Brother was in need of a Roku upgrade, and I was already contemplating getting a new model. So I sold him my Premiere Plus model and proceeded to purchase a Roku Ultra LT model. I mainly used the previous Roku for listening to Pandora while doing other stuff, but have decided this time around to start actually using it as a proper TV. I proceeded to watch a little Hulu while warming up with some Ramen and Green Jasmine tea on a cold rainy day, and proceeded to do something I haven’t done in years; sit down and watch some classic anime that I’ll attempt to finish watching this year. 😛 I might have to do a repeat of this routine tomorrow. 😀
Tea Talk
I’ve been experimenting with different chamomile teas recently, and I’ve found that drinking it in the evenings helps me sleep better after a long day. I’m trying to keep caffeinated tea to busy mornings and going for nothing stronger than green tea when the evening hits. I’ve been trying TeaLyra’s stuff for awhile and I’ve yet to be disappointed. Last night I had their Peaches n Cream, while tonight I’m having their Lovely Night blend. It’s a nice palate cleanser after a morning of Earl Gray, and an afternoon of London Fog Lattes to power me through some housework. I’m thinking tomorrow I’ll make some Japanese themed lattes based on the upcoming Sakura Season in Japan. I’ve ordered Sakura Syrup and Powder for further kitchen science shenanigans.
I might snap a pic if I’m proud of the final appearance. :v
The Swag Fairy Did Not Disappoint
Today was a busy day. My deliveries arrived today, except they didn’t… I had to collect five packages from the post office, not sure why they couldn’t have been delivered to my door but… meh. At least they all arrived in one piece! My lights arrived for the green screen, and my new monitor is plugged in and making my eyes happy. 8) It was nice to do some animation tonight on a large screen that doesn’t randomly cut out on me.
I also played with lighting my greenscreen a bit, and I can tell I’m on the right track. If I have the time and the energy I’ll have to try and stream something this weekend to take full advantage of it!
If I do I wonder what it’ll be…
Evening Open Thread
I’ve been feeling unwell for most of the day, only managing to get by on painkillers and some special oils. :v On the bright side I’m not hungover by yesterday’s Mimosa binge, probably due to drinking ALL OF THE TEA.
Now to go to sleep while pondering what game to play during lunch tomorrow… do I do more Spyro or think of something something Portals?
Decisions, decisions…
Happy Valenginas Day!
I celebrated by drinking orange peach mimosas, eating a fancy breakfast in bed on a rainy day, and playing a game or two. Yutram and I finished conquering Pandora, and are now blasting off to Promethia. I contemplated doing another stream tonight, but figured I would wait for my new equipment to arrive. I have the monitor arriving Wednesday, and I also ordered some lighting equipment for my greenscreen setup. I bought three a ring light as well as two regular lights.
Mandatory Morty Post
I’ve been meaning to take more cat photos with the new DSLR, but it’s kinda hard to practice on targets that mostly like to move with Morty being one of said targets. I’ve been trying for a couple days to get good kitty shots of him or Stewie, and today I finally got one good shot in using manual exposure. I caught Morty chillin’ atop a blanket he regularly uses as a kitty tent. It was cold and rainy today, and despite being Scottish he just wasn’t wanting to go out in the rain today (he doesn’t mind playing out in the rain, but it was to cold and windy for him to handle). On cold days like these he becomes a couch potato. He only got up when he detected that the steak was ready for human dinner, and he haaaaad to beg for some (as is tradition).
That cat has eyes that can pierce your soul.
Week Of The Dragon
Throughout the work week I made my lunch time gaming about one game, and one game only. Spyro, modded to be as colourful as my gaming hardware. I’ve been trying to 100% each level and homeworld, and I’ve finally made it to Beast Makers! I’ve decided to leave off to venture into other worlds. I’ve made enough progress to be happy for now, and I always savor a game more when I take my time… unless it’s good enough to play over and over again! 😀
I should pay a visit to the Nexus again to see if there are more entertaining mods.
Spoke Too Soon
After having the desktop on for about 15 minutes today my Samsung started randomly committing seppuku again. I’ve swapped out with another cable and so far it seems to be behaving, but I figured I’d just say fuck it and buy a new toy. I’ll be trading my Samsung for an LG of all things believe it or not. It seems to check off everything I need on a monitor. I’ll try to make due on the current one, and if it keeps giving me trouble I’ll just torture myself with one of the other spares around the house; They’re smaller but better than nothing, especially if I’m contemplating doing another livestream.